Hey Newgrounds! It's been a hot minute!

Hope you've all been safe + healthy!

I'm happy to announce that I'm finally back to my primary artist job of travelling to comic cons and artist alleys since the pandemic started. Feels really nice to be getting back to work after so long.. although international flights are still a little stressful.

Here's what my shared table from Otakon (in DC) looked like! I went for the first time with my talented friend Melora! (above)

Personal projects that got shelved for the pandemic are finally getting dusted off again, so I'm getting back to work designing new stickers, enamel pins, and that goofy 'Bird Crimes' Zine from a thousand years ago. Of course, I'll be posting all of that stuff here, so stay tuned! Already posted 1 or 2 new things in my gallery!

Here are the next few conventions I'm hoping to go to, in case they're anywhere near you! :)

Anyone planning to go to any of these?

• Dec 10-12 - C2E2 (Chicago, IL)
• Jan 6-9 - MAGfest (National Harbor, MD)
• Jan 14-15 - A Taste of Animethon (Edmonton, AB)
• Feb 19-21 - Vancouver Fan Expo (Vancouver, BC)
• Mar 18-20 - Toronto ComicCon (Toronto, ON)
• April 2-3 - Geeky Spring Market (Edmonton, AB)
• April 15-17 - Sakuracon (Seattle, WA) <--just going for fun with friends
• April 21-24 - Calgary Expo 2022 (Calgary, AB)
• May 20-22 - Otafest (Calgary, AB)
• June 17-19 - YetiCon (Blue Mountain Resort, Ontario, Canada)
• July 29-31 - AniRevo (Vancouver, BC)
• August 25-27 - Fan Expo Canada (Toronto, ON)

If conventions and big crowds aren't exactly appealing to you; totally understandable. It's kind of a lot right now, and I think a lot of folks are taking a break from large gatherings until things calm down a bit more. That said, I promise I'll always take everyone's safety seriously and mask up + provide sanitizer at my table, if you ever come out to see me! :)

I should ALSO mention something kind of new I don't think I've ever mentioned on Newgrounds before;

I made a private Discord Server! 🎨 🐔

It's a small artist community, and we're a really active little cluster of ~150 creative people. It's called The Birdhouse!

[It costs 1$ to join, through Patreon], and you can stay in, even after your pledge cancels / ends!

Here's our September calendar: we're planning a bunch of Drink and Draw events on Saturday nights, and we usually do the odd drawpile, D&D session, or game night in between!

ANYWAY; that's about it!

Take care, everybody!

Hi everybody! It's been a hot minute, but I've just re-opened my Etsy shop for a cute lil' virtual Anime Convention called Otafest Online! :)

Here's where you can find my Etsy Store, if you enjoy my work. The convention made a cute little interactive artist alley map to simulate browsing an artist alley / vendor hall, too! I'm so happy to have something like this again after all the shut-downs from the pandemic. You can view their vendor map with artist store links here: https://otafest.com/vendors/

Here are some of the things in my shop!

Sticky Notes ft. Sheriff Duck:

Large Canvas Totes ft. My Bird Designs:

Skateboarding Duckling / "Extreme Babies" print set:

And the long-time favourite, enamel pins!

Thanks for visiting, and have a great weekend! <3

I had the pleasure of participating in @TheNewgroundsPodcast recently with some very important people! <3

@xinxinix is our fantastic host and wholesome guy all-around,

@nikkinacks is my dear friend and talented indie artist,

@purefey is my bawss of a little sister, the full-time artist.

We tried to offer helpful insights into the artist hustle and discussed how we make freelance art a viable source of income:

HERE'S THE EPISODE! <3

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  Art Talks - Freelancing - S1E2

  by Xinxinix

  feat. Sabtastic, nikkinacks, and purefey~!

  Podcast

  Discussion

  2,479 Views

  PLAY

Hop on over to my Patreon page in the next 24 hours for a chance to win 1 of 5 free T-shirts!

All you need to do over there is like the post so I can pick from the list tomorrow night.

There's no purchase/pledge necessary either, I just want to do this as a thank-you to the folks who support me over there, and maybe direct some attention to the fact that this page even exists! <3

Patreon Link: patreon.com/sabtastic

Ends Nov 11 at 11:59pm MST

UPDATE: ALL CONS CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19, PLEASE DISREGARD THE FOLLOWING DATES

Here's a list of all the conventions I'll be setting up shop at from February to June 2020!

• Vancouver Fan Expo Feb 15-17
• C2E2 Chicago Feb 28-Mar 1
• Witchery Market Edmonton April 18-19
• Calgary Expo April 23-26
• Fan Expo Regina May 2-3
• Otafest in Calgary May 15-17
• Yeticon Toronto June 19-21
• Montreal Comiccon Jul 3-5

Tag yourself, I'm Chicago.

Who's heading to MAGfest this year?! :D



It's been years since I last attended in the Sleepycabin days, but I'm looking forward to the trip!

It's January 2-5 (Thursday to Sunday) and I think it's a bit expensive at about 85$ for all four days, but Sunday's badge is only 25$.

I'll be heading out with the talented Castcuraga -- feel free to say hi in the comments to tell us if you're going or not, too!

P.S: This was my 100th news post on Newgrounds, I guess, so WUHOO! *confetti*

Hi everybody!

Convention season is picking back up so I'll be using this news post as a reference for conventions I'll be attending. If you've ever wanted to support my work, meet me, or talk shop in person, I'm planning on travelling to all of these Canadian cities (and Portland) in 2019!

Also since some of these shows have yet to be locked down, I'll leave a little * asterisk if I haven't officially gotten in.

Check it out!

🐦 Edmonton - Animethon (Aug 9-11)

🐦 Montreal - Otakuthon (Aug 3-5)

🐦 Edmonton - Animethon (9-11)

🐦 Toronto Fan Expo - (Aug 29-Sep 3)

🦅 Portland - Rose City Comic Con (Sept 7-9)

🐦 Edmonton Expo (Sept 21-23)

🐦 Calgary - Foothills Comic Con (Oct 5)

🐦 Halifax - Halcon (Oct 25-27)

🐦 Calgary - Calgary Holiday Market (November 30)

🐦Edmonton - The Gamers Lodge Community Holiday Market (Saturday December 7th)

🐦 Edmonton- The Witchery (Dec 21-22)

P.S. Pico Day falls on a convention weekend for me this year, so I sadly won't be able to visit my pals in Philly for the big day -- I'll be in Ottawa for Comic Con instead! Hope everybody still has a fantastic time regardless. Wish I could be in two places at once. </3

P.P.S. Lawd have mercy on me for somehow booking 5 consecutive con weekends in a row. Please check on in me during my 6 week convention gauntlet lol -- the most I've ever done in a row was 4, and my body is not ready. haha

P.P.P.S. If you WON'T be visiting any of these cities or events but you STILL want to support my work somehow, my Etsy Shop is likely the best / most worthwhile purchase you could make in terms of getting the most out of your money. I personally package and ship those orders myself, so I usually toss in a couple extra goodies when I get orders. Obviously I have to close down the store while I'm away at conventions, so if you'd rather just donate some COLD HARD CASH on Ko-fi, that's an option too if you don't want anything in return.

Thanks for checking out my tour dates!

Cheers!